[bcl] The New Science of Cities

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  • Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:47:55 +0000

Colleagues may be interested in Michael Batty's new book *The New Science
of Cities *(just published in 2013 by MIT Press).

There is a detailed description on his web site www.complexcity.info of the
book and its contents:

http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/new-science-cities and
http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Cities-Michael-Batty/dp/0262019523



List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPreamble I Foundations
and Prerequisites1 Building a Science of Cities2 Ebb and Flow: Interaction,
Gravity, and Potential 473 Connections and Correlations: The Science of
Networks II The Science of Cities4 The Growth of Cities: Rank, Size, and
Clocks5 Hierarchies and Networks6 Urban Structure as Space Syntax7 Distance
in Complex Networks8 Fractal Growth and Form9 Urban Simulation III The
Science of Design10 Hierarchical Design11 Markovian Design Machines12 A
Theory for Collective Action13 Urban Development as Exchange14 Plan Design
as Committee Decision Making Conclusions: A Future Science ReferencesAuthor
IndexSubject Index


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